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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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